New Delhi, Jan. 28 -- The Rouse Avenue court on Tuesday allowed the appeal moved by Delhi CM Atishi Marlena against a summon issued to her in a Defamation case.
"The summoning order passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate is set aside, Special Judge Vishal Gogne ordered on Tuesday.
The court further said that the Allegations levelled by the revisionist are political. The threshold is high in a political defamation case.
The court also said that the threshold is always high in political defamation as it involves freedom of speech.The court said that the order is liable to be set aside as it suffered material error and infirmity.
BJP leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor had filed a defamation complaint against CM Atishi.
While allo...
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